How long do you wait?

how long do you wait for someone thats not a golfer to move out of the way of flight path? I was playing the other day in Memphis with 2 other guys and we get to a wide open hole at the farms and a man and a woman are standing about 400 ft down the fairway. I yell at them to move I say heads up I wave my disc around in the air. Others are throwing around them so they knew what we were doing but instead of moving they just move over about 30 ft. like it was good enough. So after about 15 min we decide to throw and I threw my sidewinder and sure enough head wind comes and pushes it right into the back of dudes head. I am talking a red mark on his neck the size of my fist. I told him I was sorry. He didnt have much to say about it to me but his wife/GF thought it was funny because she was laughing. Was I wrong for giving them notice we were about to throw in their direction and they decided just to walk bout 30 ft away? Or were they just idiots for standing there?

But legally, I've read cases from ball golf incidents and the person driving was not held accountable because he/she yelled "fore." If you follow the accepted standards of the game like that, the guy can't do anything to you. You warned him beforehand, and if there are signs that identify the location as a disc golf course and warn of flying discs, it's his fault for being there in the first place.

They knew what was going on, you motioned to them to move, they should have been watching the disc. We have a BIG problem with this in BR with cross country runners. I usually wait a little bit, then i get their attention and tell them just to watch the disc just in case,,, most of the time they wave us on and turn their backs. I have hit at least 5 runners just during this cross country season. I don't let it bother me at all because they know what is going on, and i even tell to move or just watch and THEY DON"T. Not your fault or problem, hopefully he learned his leason for next time.

Stacey might come out and play with you Zinger... she is dying to hit someone with a disc. ;)

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I hit a little kid once in the back while he was on a bike. It was great. That's what happens when you don't listen.
My next achievement is going to be to hit a mexican on hole 18 on the Ace run. I've thrown a turnover Roc on that hole for several years, Because it's got a gentle glide to the right to turn with the fairway.
Next time I see them being jackasses by the basket, I'm breaking out my Death Star Orc and prey I clear the fairway right into a forehead.

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Take me to the window and understand
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And every time the wind blows
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it has more to do with assumption of risk. if u are playing football and want to sue because you got tackled, tough luck. the same goes for people standing on a ball or disc golf course. i had a guy become irate because i shot him in the balls when i was playing paintball. it happened from a good distance away and i was in full sprint, so it was mainly spray and pray. i had not intention of shooting him in the balls, but If i did its still as legal as shooting him in the chest or mask because he assumes the risk of getting hit my a paintball by stepping of the field. as a player or spectator.

Unless you are "purposely aiming to hit the target (runner, etc.), they have assumed the risk.....posted or not.....reasonableness plays only a partial key.

If you aimed with purpose to cause injury then you have acted outside the scope of their "assumption of the risk" and could find oneself in a pickle...evidence of your actions and testimony of bystanders would come into play, but I digress....

Just play golf! And, out of COURTESY, always remind folks to pay attention to where they are at ....

Ryan Gott threw a destroyer and it hyzered into a lady with a GHETTO BOOTY right in the a$$ and she never even flinched... I was sitting on a bench and just looked the other way after impact. She was extremely nice about it and I actually think I know her but I wasn't going over there! HAHA

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Disc Golf is the only activity I've ever seen where the players think they own public parks.

Don't yell at bystanders to move. They have just as much right to be in a public park as any of us.
I admit it blows when folks are in a fairway, but it isn't an excuse to endanger someone because of
impatience.

I don't find it humorous at al if someone gets hit with a disc. the way Gilligan seems to.

I have to agree with what's his name. Disc golf courses are commonly situated near, around or close to other recreational facilities, such as walking tracks, parks, dog runs, etc. Personally, I'm not throwing until the people who are in my way know what's going on or get out of the way, ESPECIALLY if they're children. I don't want any legal issues that could affect me personally or the course I'm playing on. I've hit cars and had a really bad incident in Memphis once. (Thanks to Pat Hallman for retrieving my disc ; ) I'd proceed cautiously whether people are supposed to be there or not.

And NO people don't "picnic on football fields," but they do wander onto disc golf courses and I think it's our duty to make them aware of what's going on rather then tossing discs in their direction. But act as you feel you need to.

Don't get me wrong. I wouldn't try to hit anyone and if people are on walking paths, etc., I wait for them to get out of the way. However, in the situation the OP described, the people refused to move, in effect assuming the risk. In that context, I have little sympathy for them and I'm going to throw rather than skip the hole.

sacalaitwhisperer Wrote:
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> Disc Golf is the only activity I've ever seen
> where the players think they own public parks.
>
> Don't yell at bystanders to move. They have just
> as much right to be in a public park as any of
> us.
> I admit it blows when folks are in a fairway, but
> it isn't an excuse to endanger someone because of
> impatience.
>
> I don't find it humorous at al if someone gets hit
> with a disc. the way Gilligan seems to.
>
> Ask Connie how many stitches she ended up with.

This is very true. If it is a multipurpose/ multifunctioning park, then all activities need to be handled with caution and awareness of others on the park.
If Gil is referring to hole 18 on the Duezze at Acadiana Park, then it is nearly impossible to get by standards attention without yelling because the hole is 420 feet and right near a soccer field that usually creates a lot of noise. (lol, 420) I have always intentionally thrown away from anyone on or near the fairway, though once or twice i shanked a drive or the wind made my disc do some crazy stuff and it ended up near people. While the shanked discs were in the air, i tried to immediately alert everyone in the vicinity of the landing zone by waving by ands and yelling. i didnt yell at them because i was on an ego trip and wanted them out of the park, i yelled because i wanted to prevent them from being injured by my disc. I have also found people walking Acadiana's holes backwards because they think they are a nature trails. I always try to make hikers aware of the trails designated for hiking in Acadiana park and explain that they are on the disc golf course. I also make them aware of the fact that they running a risk of getting hit in the face by a disc, since generally the baskets are hidden and the hikers are walking up a blind fairway. Most of the people i play with i can vouch for handle these situations in the same fashion in hopes that it will prevent unnecessary injury. These are just some of the issues at Acadiana. We also have a tee box on the Duezze that is really close to a soccer feild sidelines and i was told by a soccer ref, while on the box about to drive, that i shouldnt be this close to their out of bounds marker and needed to move. i understand his concern for my safety but i dont think he handled it properly. instead of one sport or the other moving their feild of play, i think each athlete should be made aware of the other athletes and the other sports before engaging in their own respective sport. Generally, all people are happy because the mutual respect among the sports decreases the amount of intersport injuries. Though all accidents will never be avoided.
Girard Park is its own beast because of the by standards and the majority of the times i play it, I have to skip a few holes to avoid people. this is two more cents on this matter.
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Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/17/2009 09:30AM by "The Handicapper General".

BTW, it's hard to listen to you "type" for so long... It makes me uncomfortable... you need to add some "uh's" in there. ;) J/k my brotha! Well said.

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Take me to the window and understand
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